Window shade and curtain support.



J. STERNER.

WINDOW SHADE AND CURTAIN SUPPORT.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 26, 1911.

1,031,824. Patented July 9,1912.

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JASPER STEBNER, OF ST. BENEDICT, PENNSYLVANIA.

WINDOW SHADE AND CURTAIN SUPPORT.

To all 'w/wm 2'25 may concern Be it known that I, JASPER STERNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Benedict, in the county of Cambria and State of Pennsylvania, have invented cer tain new and useful Improvements in WVindow Shade and Curtain Supports, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in combination window shade and curtain supports and has for its object to provide new and improved means for mounting the curtain pole supporting brackets whereby the same are rigidly held in position upon the face of the window frame.

A further object of the invention is to provide improved means for mounting the pole supporting brackets without in any way marring the face of the frame, such means consisting of a cross bar provided with guides to receive the bracket, and means on the bracket to engage said bar to retain the bracket in assembled posit-ion upon the bar and at the same time permitting of the easy and quick removal of the bracket when desired.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved shade roller and curtain pole support showing the same attached to a window frame; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one of the extensible roller supporting bar sections.

Referring in detail to the drawings 5 designates two similar bar sections which are longitudinally extensible upon each other, each of the bar sections having guide loops 6 formed on one end for engagement over the upper and lower edges of the other bar sections whereby said sect-ions are retained in close engagement upon each other for relative sliding movement. The other end of each of the bar sections 5 is laterally ex tended to form a supporting bracket 7 said brackets being provided with suitable apertures to receive the trunnions on the ends of a shade roller of any approved form.

The shade roller supporting bar sections 5 are adjustably mounted upon the hanger bars 8, the upper ends of which are widened Specification of Letterslatent.

Application filed June 26, 1911.

Patented July 9, 1912.

Serial No. 635,277.

and laterally disposed as indicated at 9 for engagement over the upper edge of the window frame as clearly shown in Fig. 3. The edge of this angularly disposed portion of the hanger bar, at each end thereof, has formed thereon the downwardly disposed barbs or spurs which are adapted to engage in the frame bar, said spurs being embedded therein to rigidly retain the hangers in position. Each of the hanger bars is provided with a vertical longitudinal slot 11 and between the hanger bars and the window frame the extensible shade supporting bar is adapted to be arranged. The bar sections 5 each carry a bolt which extends through the slots 11 of the hanger bars and is vertically movable therein. Suitable clamping nuts 13 are threaded upon these bolts and are adapted to be adjusted thereon to rigidly clamp the shade supporting bar upon the hangers after it has been adjusted to the proper height upon the frame.

The curtain pole supporting brackets 14: each consists of a metal bar laterally bent adjacent one of its ends as indicated at 15 and having its extremity bent into substantially semicircular form as indicatedat 15 to receive the end of a curtain pole. These supporting brackets are detachably mount ed upon the roller supporting bar sections 5. To this end, sach of said bar sections adjacent the laterally extended pole sup porting bracket 7 has its lower edge recessed as shown at 16, the metal from said recess being bent upon the rear face of the bar and disposed in spaced relation thereto to form a guide tongue 17. The pole supporting bracket 7 at its point of juncture with the body of the bar 5 is also recessed as at 18, the metal therefrom being bent upon the rear face of the bar and disposed in alinement with the guide tongue 17 to form the second guide tongue 17. Between these tongues and the rear face of the bar 5, the curtain pole supporting bracket is adapted to be inserted. The bar from which the bracket 14 is formed is also provided with a tongue 19 which is struck therefrom and limits the downward movement of said bracket, the tongue engaging over the upper edge of the bar section 5. When the brackets 14 have been thus disposed, the curtain pole is mounted upon the same, and is properly disposed in parallel relation with the upper edge of the window frame, without the necessity of resorting to any further adjustment. It is understood, however, that the pole supporting bar has first been properly adjusted upon the hangers 14.

By means of the improved combination and arrangement of elements above set forth, it will be seen that I have devised a shade roller and curtain pole support Which may be easily and quickly mounted upon the window frame and which may be easily and quickly adjusted vertically thereon so that the curtains will hang properly. The pole receiving ends of the brackets 14 are disposed a sufficient distance in advance of the brackets 7 so that the curtains will hang in front of the shade roller and completely hide the same. The hangers l are also completely hidden from view. It will thus be seen that the window will present a very attractive appearance. It will further be observed that the curtain pole supporting brackets may be removed without requiring the entire dismantling of the support, thus saving considerable time and labor. As noscrews or other analogous fastening devices are utilized in securing the support in position, the wood-work is not marred in any manner thereby.

From the foregoing it is believed that the construction, arrangement and manner of use of my improved support will be readily understood.

The device is extremely simple, eflicient and highly durable and convenient in practical use. Owing to the simple form of the various elements, it will be obvious that the device can be produced at a very low cost.

"While I have shown and described the preferred construction and arrangement of the parts, it will be understood that the device is susceptible of considerable modification without departing from the essential feature or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

Having thus described the what is claimed is V A curtain pole support consisting of a body bar and hangers therefor adapted to bearranged upon a window frame, curtain pole supporting brackets arranged upon the rear face of said bar between the same and the window frame, said bar at each of its ends having spaced tongues cut out of its lower edge and engaged over the opposite edges of said pole supporting invention brackets to provide guides therefor, said brackets also each having a tongue struck outwardly therefrom toengage over the upper edge and upon the outer face of the body bar and limit the downward movement of said bracket between the bar and the window frame.

Intestimony whereof I hereunto afliX my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JASPER STERNER.

WVitnesses WVILLIAM F. DILL, GEO. F. WILDMAN.

Copiesof this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner. of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

